Summary

In which Bucky is the new kid, Steve is the square who takes him in, Tony and Pepper fight over valedictorian a year in advance, Thor remains a golden god, Loki remains a drama queen, Natasha commits an act of vigilante justice, Clint somehow fails to make a your mom joke, Darcy is a Satanist, Jane is a goth, Sif is fine thank you very much, Sam climbs a tree, Peggy says no, Rumlow is a bully, and Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Coulson, and Ms. Hill are all very long-suffering.

Or: the story of the year Bucky Barnes finally learned how to talk to at least one other human being, discovered J. D. Salinger, started to try in school (kind of), got a haircut, landed a punch, almost got arrested, and kissed a boy on the mouth.

Bookmark Notes:

note to self, for when i inevitably read this again: you will be wrecked for several hours after reading the ending of this. it doesn't matter how tough you think you've gotten. you're still gonna do that (steve rogers-patented) glassy-eyed wandering thing and scare all your friends if you go out in public after reading this epilogue. BEWARE.